JLPT N5 · 5 strokes
Kanji 白: "white"
The kanji 白 means "white". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ハク, ビャク in on'yomi and しろ, しら, しろ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハクビャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しろしらしろ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | white |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 483 of 2,501 |
Common words with 白
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 白いwhite · blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; unmarked; spotless
- 面白いinteresting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling · amusing; funny; comical
- 白white · innocence; innocent person
- 告白confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission · professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love
- 真っ白pure white · blank (e.g. mind, paper)
- 明白plain; frank; candid; open
- 青白いpale; pallid · bluish-white
- 明白obvious; clear; plain; evident
- 白状confession
- 白髪white hair; grey hair; gray hair
- 純白pure white; snow white
- 白衣white clothes; white robe · white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.)
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